Injury Collision on KY 11 in Powell County
Trooper Luke Goodwin, Powell County EMS, Powell County Rescue Squad and the Powell County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene. Upon investigation it was determined Jason D. Branham, 25, of Mt....
View ArticleJammin' at the jamboree
Kenny Curry sat with his fellow house band members in the performance space of the Sterling Bluegrass Jamboree, located at 26 E. Main St. in Mount Sterling. The brand-new venue held its first...
View ArticleMontgomery County man arrested for online threats
Austin Russell is charged with solicitation of murder and robbery. "It says he has all the weapons needed and equipment," Sheriff Fred Shortridge said Wednesday as he read Russell's post. Shortridge...
View ArticleLexington physician sworn in as president of AMA
- Lexington physician Steven J. Stack has been sworn in as president of the American Medical Association. The Lexington Herald-Leader says Stack is the second Lexington doctor to become president of...
View ArticleFormer Montgomery County Official Pleads Guilty In Theft Of Public Funds
A former Montgomery County official accused of stealing $60 thousand in public funds faces two years in prison under a plea deal with the Attorney General's Office. However, the sentence of 40-year-old...
View ArticleThousands attend Pride festival
Annual Lexington Pride festival celebrating gay rights. But this year, they had to make a stop first. Court legalized same sex marriage in Kentucky and across the country in a historic ruling. "I mean...
View ArticleInjury Collision on KY 36 in Bath County
Injury Collision on KY 36 in Bath County Date of News Release: 06/30/2015 -- On Monday, June 29, 2015 Kentucky State Police in Morehead responded to an injury accident on KY 36 in Bath County. Upon...
View ArticleWoman left paralyzed by car accident creates wheelchair-friendly jeans
"I went on to compete in Wheelchair Miss America and I didn't win, but it was the first time I had been in the room with 20-something other girls in wheelchairs and realized, `We should be able to have...
View ArticleBrazen Burglary Caught On Camera
A brazen burglary Wednesday night at a Mt. Thankfully, surveillance at Walters Arms caught the crime on camera, involving a dumpster and a stolen SUV, and hopefully will help police catch the criminal....
View ArticleBurglar caught on video crashing into Mt. Sterling gun store, stealing two guns
- Scratch marks on the parking lot pavement tell the story, but after a burglar went to extreme measures to steal from a central Kentucky gun store on Wednesday night, it's the kind of thing you almost...
View ArticleMcConnell talks Iran deal in visit to Mount Sterling
- Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Kentucky on Friday and made stops in Lexington and Mount Sterling. Much of Senator McConnell's speech focused on the upcoming vote of the nuclear agreement with...
View ArticleVandals target new Mt. Sterling playground
- Officials in Montgomery County are looking for information that might lead them to the persons responsible for vandalizing a new Mt. Sterling Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Director Patrick...
View ArticleKentucky Fried Celebration
Well, Today is Colonel Harlan Sanders' birthday. We celebrate that 125 years ago a man from Louisville came into this world and truly lived the American Dream. The actual recipe for Kentucky Fried...
View ArticleEastern Kentucky University Cancels Classes, Cites Threat
University President Michael Benson said Wednesday the goal was to limit safety risks while assessing the threats. The school has about 16,900 students. Mike Mitchell made the hourlong drive from Mount...
View ArticleYoung Clydesdale foal disappears from fenced pen in Kentucky
Neighbors and locals in the Catlettsburg, KY, area have been conducting an intense search for a Clydesdale foal that has been missing since late Sunday and Monday afternoon. 4 posting in papers and...
View ArticleSoftball Tournament Held For Officer Ellis' Family
The community support for the family of fallen Richmond police officer, Daniel Ellis, continued Saturday at a softball tournament. "To see how the community as a whole has come together in support of...
View ArticleSheriff: Woman arrested after giving 5-day-old newborn drug
Montgomery County Sheriff Fred Shortridge tells local media that 29-year-old Chastity Lewis of Mount Sterling crushed a suboxone pill and rolled the 5-day-old infant's pacifier in it. He says the baby...
View ArticleAuthorities suspect farmers defrauded crop insurance program
Department of Agriculture's program that insures crops. District Court in Lexington released more than 400 pages of search warrant applications and other documents Monday outlining the ongoing...
View ArticleMt. Sterling library celebrates Christmas
Sterling Public Library staff recently held its annual Christmas party at the library. Staff of the past and present were in attendance. , Melissa Reece, Carol Warner and Heidi Fletcher. , Judy Lucas,...
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